WILLIAMS SONOMA INC WSM
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 969904101 · ISIN US9699041011
American kitchenware and home furnishings retailer
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
- Founded1983
- Websitewilliams-sonomainc.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($11.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 64.1m as of 2023-11-26, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $201.70. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($460.2m notional), 35 hold puts ($591.7m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 617 |
| Q4 2022 | 617 |
| Q1 2023 | 610 |
| Q2 2023 | 589 |
| Q3 2023 | 599 |
| Q4 2023 | 680 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 257 | 316 |
| Q1 2023 | 264 | 285 |
| Q2 2023 | 258 | 332 |
| Q3 2023 | 254 | 311 |
| Q4 2023 | 299 | 315 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $135.0m | $321.8m | 2.38 |
| Q2 2023 | $113.8m | $167.9m | 1.47 |
| Q3 2023 | $364.1m | $368.0m | 1.01 |
| Q4 2023 | $460.2m | $591.7m | 1.29 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +629.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +265.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +240.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +221.4k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +134.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +115.4k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +106.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +86.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +72.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +68.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -464.4k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -449.2k |
| STEADFAST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -373.6k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -279.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -264.0k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC | Reduced | -247.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -215.8k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Reduced | -170.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -137.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -116.6k |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $97.3m482.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $74.4m368.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $69.8m346.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $28.9m143.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $25.4m126.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $22.0m109.1k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $18.5m91.7k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $16.7m83.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $16.4m81.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $13.9m68.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $96.4m477.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $80.6m399.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $67.2m333.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $32.8m162.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $31.7m157.1k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $28.3m140.1k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $25.3m125.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $24.0m118.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $23.0m114.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $21.1m104.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution filed 2026-06-02 | 9.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 9.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 13G · exempt (held before listing) no change · filed 2026-02-13 | 6.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +0.1 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $8.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.6m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $16.6m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.4m | $3.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-22 | Smith Karalyn EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sold | $349.8k1.9k shares |
| 2023-11-21 | Benson Marta CEO POTTERY BARN BRANDS | Sold | $961.2k5.4k shares |
| 2023-11-14 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $2.8m18.2k shares |
| 2023-11-09 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $271.6k1.8k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -264.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 6.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -449.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.9m $1.2bn | Reduced -73.9k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 1.81% of their portfolio | 4.6m $925.6m | Reduced -16.1k |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 63.77% of their portfolio | 3.9m $796.2m | Reduced -977 |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.4m $678.9m | Reduced -279.7k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 10.62% of their portfolio | 3.2m $648.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $457.7m | Added +68.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $288.7m | Reduced -25.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $239.7m | Added +629.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $236.4m | Added +22.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 970.7k $195.9m | Added +23.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 785.1k $158.4m | Added +72.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 767.1k $154.8m | Reduced -65.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 757.5k $152.8m | Added +106.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 652.8k $131.7m | Added +265.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 613.5k $123.8m | Reduced -54.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 613.0k $123.7m | Reduced -11.6k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.36% of their portfolio | 512.5k $103.4m | Added +6.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 505.9k $102.1m | Reduced -61.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 463.2k $93.5m | Added +240.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 421.0k $85.0m | Reduced -93.6k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.63% of their portfolio | 416.7k $84.1m | Added +12.0k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 398.1k $80.3m | Reduced -54.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 380.0k $76.7m | Reduced -215.8k |
| HS Management Partners, LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 346.9k $70.0m | Reduced -247.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 279.1k $56.3m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.18% of their portfolio | 241.6k $48.7m | Reduced -17.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 239.4k $48.3m | Reduced -16.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 225.4k $45.5m | Reduced -15.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.2k $44.8m | Reduced -31.2k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 221.7k $44.7m | Reduced -7.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 221.5k $44.7m | Reduced -10.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 221.4k $44.7m | New |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 217.3k $43.8m | Reduced -85.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 215.9k $43.6m | Added +16.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.3k $43.4m | Added +33.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 213.4k $43.1m | Added +45.3k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.24% of their portfolio | 208.4k $42.1m | Added +57.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 188.9k $38.1m | Added +67.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 187.7k $37.9m | Reduced -137.1k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 179.2k $36.2m | Reduced -12.7k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.04% of their portfolio | 173.2k $34.9m | Reduced -14.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 168.2k $33.9m | Added +86.0k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 157.1k $31.7m | Reduced -484 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.8k $31.6m | Added +392 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.7k $30.8m | Reduced -18.8k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 152.4k $30.8m | Reduced -52.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 149.0k $30.1m | Reduced -85.8k |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.15% of their portfolio | 143.6k $29.0m | Added +1.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 138.0k $27.8m | Added +134.7k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.06% of their portfolio | 137.5k $27.7m | Reduced -49.9k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 0.88% of their portfolio | 135.3k $27.3m | Reduced -170.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 135.1k $27.3m | Added +115.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.1k $26.3m | Reduced -66.8k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 126.6k $25.5m | Added +514 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.11% of their portfolio | 126.5k $25.5m | Added +151 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.1k $24.2m | Reduced -21.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.2k $24.0m | Reduced -663 |
| Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super 0.27% of their portfolio | 115.3k $20.6m | First filing |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 114.7k $23.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 6.47% of their portfolio | 114.2k $23.1m | Reduced -11.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 106.3k $21.5m | Added +58.0k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 101.6k $20.5m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.13% of their portfolio | 100.7k $20.3m | Added +3.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.2k $20.2m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 3.17% of their portfolio | 99.7k $20.1m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Hook Mill Capital Partners, LP 5.30% of their portfolio | 99.7k $20.1m | Reduced -43.2k |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.95% of their portfolio | 98.1k $19.8m | Reduced -240 |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.40% of their portfolio | 96.3k $19.4m | Reduced -4.0k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 96.2k $19.4m | Reduced -3.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.8k $19.1m | Added +35.9k |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.89% of their portfolio | 94.3k $19.0m | Reduced -5.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 94.1k $19.0m | Reduced -2.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.0k $18.4m | Added +39.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 90.0k $18.2m | Reduced -18.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.9k $18.1m | Added +4.7k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 86.7k $17.5m | Reduced -3.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 85.3k $17.2m | Added +27.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 83.2k $16.8m | Reduced -20.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 81.0k $16.3m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 78.1k $15.8m | Added +63.2k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 74.7k $15.1m | Reduced -6.4k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 74.1k $15.0m | Added +7.6k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 72.8k $14.7m | Added +21.3k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 72.6k $14.7m | Reduced -12.9k |
| Linscomb Wealth, Inc. 0.77% of their portfolio | 69.1k $13.9m | Reduced -3.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.7k $13.7m | Reduced -33.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.19% of their portfolio | 67.0k $13.5m | Added +53.3k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.17% of their portfolio | 66.2k $13.4m | Added +41.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.4k $13.2m | Reduced -6.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.1k $12.9m | Added +382 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.0k $12.9m | Added +134 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.8k $12.5m | Added +10.5k |
| Tabor Asset Management, LP 5.74% of their portfolio | 60.7k $12.3m | Reduced -38.1k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 60.0k $12.1m | Unchanged |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 57.3k $11.6m | Added +7.6k |
| OLD NATIONAL BANCORP /IN/ 0.30% of their portfolio | 57.0k $11.5m | Added +6.7k |
| MERITAGE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 0.75% of their portfolio | 56.7k $11.4m | Added +3.8k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 3.62% of their portfolio | 56.0k $11.3m | Added +497 |